In the wake of a deadly attack on the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on Thursday, Mali authorities have apprehended two people that are suspected of having links to the attackers. The attack on the hotel is considered the worst jihadist strike in recent years, claiming 20 lives, including six Russians, three Chinese, and an American, among others, according to The Huffington Post.
The attack was initiated by at least two men, who held 170 of people hostage. The siege eventually ended hours later when commandos stormed the hotel and freed the hostages. In the firefight that ensued, two attackers were confirmed to have been killed.
The two individuals who were arrested are suspected to have played a role in the deadly terror attack. Their identities, however, as well as the circumstances revolving around their capture, have not been made public by Mali authorities, according to MSN News.
There are, however, assumptions that the suspects have been traced based on the information found in one of the individuals' mobile phones. As per the phone records, it has been found that one of the individuals has been in regular contact with one of the gunmen who initiated the attack since August this year. The individual allegedly even sent telephone credit to the attacker.
As of writing, three radical Islamic groups, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), its splinter group al Mourabitoun as well as the Massina Liberation Front (MLF), have claimed responsibility for the attack. Security forces in the country are looking into the possibility that the groups might have collaborated on the incident.
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